Yuri Yoshida wins in South Korea for her first LPGA Tour victory

HAENAM, South Korea (AP)– Yuri Yoshida won the LPGA South Korea competition holding back Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in a close surface at Pine Beach Golf Links on Sunday.

It was Yoshida’s very first LPGA Tour triumph and can be found in significant ending as both over night leader Haeran Ryu and Yoshida bogeyed the last hole leaving the Japanese gamer ahead by one stoke and a four-round overall of 17-under 271.

Yoshida was 4 shots off the rate entering into Sunday’s last round however illuminated the front 9 with an eagle at the par-5 2nd, followed by 3 successive birdies to be 5-under 31 at the turn. Bogey’s at the 15th and 18th was balanced out by an essential birdie at the 17th which provided the 26-year-old the buffer she required.

Ryu led the competition by 4 strokes entering into the last round, however could not discover the exact same rhythm on Sunday as she shot a 73 to end up at 16-under 272.

The South Korean gamer made 15 successive pars before dropping a vital chance at the par-4 16th which restored Yoshida’s one-shot benefit.

Both gamer’s made birdies at the 17th, however an expensive miss out on for Ryu at the 18th permitted Yoshida to clinch it, regardless of the Japanese golf enthusiast likewise making bogey.

Hye-Jin Choi, who remained in a tie for 2nd can be found in the last round, remained in contention throughout Sunday and blended 4 birdies with an only bogey to complete at 16-under 272, and a shot behind Yoshida in a tie for 2nd with Ryu.

Choi is still searching for her very first triumph in 125 profession LPGA Tour begins as a member. She has actually held or shared a 54-hole lead 5 times in her LPGA profession without transforming it into a win.

Recently in Shanghai, Choi was runner-up by one stroke to China’s Ruoning Yin after the South Korean golf player led after each of the very first 3 rounds.

Safeguarding champ Sei Young Kim, who ended a five-year success dry spell in 2025 with a win in 2015 in South Korea, shot 70 Sunday and ended up at 2-under 286 and a tie for 55th.

In its late-season Asian swing, the LPGA Tour transfers to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia next week for the Maybank Championship, the 3rd of 4 occasions.

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